Ed note: Today we welcome Junaid Nabi back to the blog. For more about Junaid, please see the bottom of this post. The following is adapted from a speech that was delivered as one of
The Humility of Expertise
Posted August 6, 2018 by
Day Zero: The impact of Cape Town’s water shortage on public health
Posted February 5, 2018 by
A story that’s been making the rounds recently is the impending water shortage in Cape Town. Multiple years of droughts have resulted in lower and lower water levels in the reservoirs that supply the city
Thoughts and advice for the class of 2021
Posted August 29, 2017 by
Last week, I saw someone ask a very simple question on Facebook: “If you could give one piece of advice to those starting undergrad next week, what would it be?” The comments were interesting. Several
Five for fighting, three to six for mumps: Controlling disease outbreaks in the NHL (Part 2)
Posted August 23, 2017 by
Editorial note: This piece was co-written by Atif Kukaswadia, PhD, and Ary Maharaj, M.Ed. Atif is a writer for the Public Health Perspectives blog on the PLOS network, and Ary is a writer for Silver
Five for fighting, three to six for mumps: Controlling disease outbreaks in the NHL (Part 1)
Posted August 21, 2017 by
Editorial note: This piece was co-written by Atif Kukaswadia, PhD, and Ary Maharaj, M.Ed. Atif is a writer for the Public Health Perspectives blog on the PLOS network, and Ary is a writer for Silver
Sickle Cell Awareness Day: Navigating the political process (Part 2)
Posted July 17, 2017 by
Today, we’re continuing our interview with Senator Jane Cordy, a Senator from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Mrs. Lanre Tunji-Ajayi, President & Executive Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada to the blog to
Sickle Cell Awareness Day: Creating a national day of action (Part 1)
Posted July 10, 2017 by
Today, we’re welcoming Senator Jane Cordy, a Senator from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Mrs. Lanre Tunji-Ajayi, President & Executive Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada to the blog to discuss their initiative
Visualizing public health: How bad is the drug overdose epidemic?
Posted June 19, 2017 by
In healthcare we’re data rich, but information poor. There are lots of surveys, studies, and healthcare data available to us through different programs, but very rarely do we see it presented in way that is
Mark Zuckerberg supports universal basic income
Posted May 29, 2017 by
Last week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg received an honorary degree from Harvard University. At the commencement, he promoted the idea of a basic income guarantee, joining several other tech leaders in advocating for this idea.
Science is political and we ignore that at our peril
Posted April 25, 2017 by
This weekend, citizens around the world joined together and marched for science. Thousands marched in the US as well as internationally in cities like Tokyo and Durban. However, there are those who believe marching is